The next day, Lin Yun arrived at the shop early.
Looking at the few scattered customers in front of the door, I felt a sense of disappointment, but it was also reasonable.
After all, the grand opening day was hard to replicate, and there were plenty of cosmetic shops in the city.
Especially since there was a cosmetics shop diagonally opposite, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the number of people at the entrance of Yunxiang Pavilion.
Yesterday's situation was terrifying. If it were like that every day, I might as well just close down.
"Miss, there are far fewer customers today," Xiao Tao said softly as she tidied the shelves.
Lin Yun smiled slightly: "It's alright. Yesterday was a special case, today is the normal situation. We just need to do our job well, and the guests will naturally come again."
The shop assistants were still greeting every customer who entered the store with enthusiasm. Compared to yesterday's busyness, today seemed much more relaxed.
The shopkeeper, Mr. Zhang, stood at the doorway across the street, a smug smile playing on his lips.
He whispered to the waiter beside him, "That's all there is to it. Yesterday's performance was just due to the novelty."
However, before Manager Zhang could even be happy for two days...
On the morning of the third day, as soon as Manager Chen opened the shop door, he was stunned by the scene before him.
A long queue had already formed in front of the shop, stretching all the way to the street corner, even more spectacular than on opening day.
Among the crowd were not only elegantly dressed ladies and young women, but also many maids and servants, clutching silver coins in their hands and anxiously looking around.
"What's going on?" Manager Chen looked at Liu Qing beside him in confusion.
Liu Qing also looked bewildered: "Manager, I don't know either. There weren't this many people yesterday."
At this moment, a familiar guest squeezed out from the queue; it was Xiao Cui, Madam Liu's personal maid.
She walked quickly to Lin Yun, bowed, and said urgently, "Shopkeeper, my mistress asked me to buy ten more boxes of Sunset Makeup rouge. She said that after using it, her wrinkles have decreased and her skin has become much smoother! My mistress specifically instructed that we must buy it today, otherwise she won't be able to explain it when she gets back!"
Shopkeeper Chen was taken aback: "Fewer wrinkles?"
Oh no... Miss didn't say anything, what's going on?
Xiao Cui nodded repeatedly: "Yes! After Madam used it, she looked in the mirror this morning and found that the fine lines at the corners of her eyes had faded a lot. Even Master praised her for her good complexion!"
"That's why Madam urged me to buy more, saying she wants to stock up for later use."
Lin Yun, who had just stepped outside the shop, heard what Xiao Cui said. A thought struck her, and she suddenly understood.
She added a small amount of spring water to the rouge she developed, originally to enhance its moisturizing effect, but unexpectedly it also had the effect of reducing wrinkles.
I bought it on the first day and used it for two days and there were visible changes. No wonder there are so many customers today.
"Miss Xiao Cui, don't worry, we'll make the arrangements right away."
Lin Yun stepped forward to reassure them, then turned to the shop assistants and shouted, "Everyone, get ready quickly, we're probably going to be busy again today!"
Upon seeing this, the men immediately perked up and took their positions.
As soon as the shop opened, customers flocked in, scrambling to buy rouge.
Liu Qing led the embroiderers to test makeup on the guests, while Li Shun and Zhang the accountant were busy collecting money and keeping accounts, and the scene was chaotic for a time.
"I want five boxes of sunset makeup!"
"Give me ten boxes of peach blossom makeup!"
"Do you still have this hibiscus makeup? My young lady specifically asked for it!"
The guests' voices rose and fell, and Lin Yun was surrounded in the middle, almost unable to breathe.
While answering customers' questions, she secretly calculated the inventory.
At this rate, the shop's inventory probably won't last until today.
Just then, a commotion arose outside the door.
A richly dressed lady, accompanied by several maids, stormed in. She was none other than the wife of another salt merchant in the city, the Zhao family. Pushing aside the customers blocking her way, she went straight to the counter and loudly proclaimed, "Miss Lin, I need twenty boxes of 'Sunset Glow' makeup, right now!"
Before Lin Yun could even speak, the surrounding guests erupted in a commotion.
"Why does she want twenty boxes right away? We've been queuing for so long and haven't even gotten any yet!"
"Exactly! There has to be a proper order of arrival!"
Madam Zhao snorted coldly and glanced disdainfully at the crowd: "My master and the prefect are old friends. Who among you dares to stop me?"
The situation reached a stalemate, and Lin Yun quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Madam Zhao, guests, please be patient."
The shop has limited stock. If everyone buys in bulk, later customers won't be able to get any. How about this: five boxes per person, what do you think?
"Five boxes?" Madam Zhao frowned. "How can that be enough? It's not even enough for each of my young ladies to have one box!"
Lin Yun said with a wry smile, "It's really because we didn't have enough stock today. Please understand, Madam."
If you like it, Madam, you can come another day. We will definitely reserve it for you first.
Seeing Lin Yun's resolute attitude, Madam Zhao, though unwilling, had no choice but to say sullenly, "Alright then, give me five boxes first, and you can restock the rest as soon as possible!"
Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked the waiter to pack up the food for Madam Zhao.
Then, she announced loudly: "Dear guests, due to limited stock, starting today, each person is limited to purchasing five boxes of rouge. We hope you understand!"
The news caused an uproar in the shop.
"What? A limit of five boxes per person? My wife told me to buy ten boxes!"
"What should I do? If Madam finds out I haven't bought enough, she'll definitely punish me!"
"Miss Lin, could you please make an exception? I'm willing to pay more money!"
Lin Yun was touched by the guests' emotions, feeling both happy and helpless.
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